Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-04-09

TELEGRAPH
 CINCINNATI, O., April 5-Complese returns for mayor in yesterdays s cleo tlon, shows Smith, (R) for mayor, IT, 963; Watson. Dem, ll,95l; Stevenson Labor, l7,367. Smiths plurality. 5G6. The pluralities of the other republican are as follows: I. N. Moore. judge of the superior court, l.050; T F. Hartsmsn, city solicitor, l,oSO; A, 5. Bshrer, treasurer. 1882; J 4. Caldwell, judge of the police court 4,Si9; K. J. prosecuting attorney police court, 7,i50; Emil Rohse, clerk of the police court, 1928. For councilmen snd members of the board of education the estimate has no. yet been made. but the indications are that the republicans will have plurality in both boards, If not majority.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 5.-The lates. report from the steamer City of Pokin, which arrived yesterday from Hong Kong, with the small pOx, states that only one case of mild variCloid exists aboard and there Is no danger oi the disease spreading.
 DETROIT, April 5.-Returns from tle state outside Ut the larger cities, are very incomplete as to vote on the pro hibition amendment. The EveuIlg Journals returns up to 10 a. n. indicate that the amendment has been carried by a smsll majority.
 CHICAGO, April 5.-The day is clear and cold, and reports from nearly all wards indicate that very large vote will be boiled. The contest lies between the Republicans aud Knights of Lab1r cand dates, very few prohibition votes being cast, although the prOhlbi.IuuIsts have ticket peddlers at nearly every poll. The polls opened Bt SIX o'clock, and the greatest portion of the Knights of Labor vote was boiled at R very ezTiy hour; at nine o'clock the reports from the various precincts showed that from one-fourth to one-hRlt the entire regis tered vote had been cast.
 1hENlAt n AbIll O.-- uG ClsALcln NA AAo- nix yesterday voted on the proposition to issue SIS 0O0 in bonds for the erection of city hail. The opposition was very slight, and the measure wss carried by round majority. This structure will be erected on the plaza owned by the city.
 The commissioners to examine the frat completed section of the daricopa < PheniI railroad have proceeded to perform that duty.
 SoooRRo, \. NJ; April 4.-The Brown brothers, William and John, lately es- caped from St. Johns. Ariz. jail, and supposed to have been concerned m the late wreck of 6 train on the Atlantic snd Pacific railroad, have been ID this vicln- ity for the past two days, and to-day John was captured end William killed by officers who were in pursuit. They were overtakeD east of the Rio GraDde, near this place, and when called to surrender opened fire upon the pursuing party. The fire was returnei, which resulted ID William being shot through the heart. Besides the train wrecking the Browns are wanted for the killing of Lynch and other crimes.
 WASHINGTON, April 4-Mr Joseph II. Bradley died al his residence in West Washington this afternoon, of general debility; aged S4 He has been engag ed in conducting many of the most cele- brsted cases ID the District, including < the trial of Mrs Surrstt for conspiracy in the Lincoln assassination plot.
 CrSCISNATI, Aprll 4-Nesrly HOO car penters went out on strike to-day for 9 hours and S2S0 day, and $ on Sgtur- day. It is sad the last demand Is the one the employers refuse to yield to.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 The steamer City of Peking arrived this afternoon from Hong Kong, wa Yokohama, bring ing 400 Chinese. among whom small pox had broken out ten days after legy- ing Hong Kong. Word was sent to the quarantine officer, McAllisier, while the vessel was yet outside the Heads, and the usual searching force Of custom i1- spectors was ordered to await further report before boarding the vessel. Dr McAllIster boarded the steamer outsiie of the Heads. and found three cases oi small pox. A yellow flag vas ordered raised and the vessel placed UH!gr ' strictest quarantine. Infected Chinese are to be placed in the pest house, while passengers ID the csbin, Will be also kept III quarantine until 1t is cer,ain they have been disiufected. Msils G.seF thorough fumigation, We're landed. aud before distribution received another iuE- igstion in pass office.
 WAsHINGToS. April IA resider of Chihushus, MeI.. recently complaIue to the treasury dcpHrsm, of damage to his effects caused by tl- action 1f 10 B customs officers at E. Psso, Tex, and opening and examining the packages containing the same on Lis arrival there, in July last. en route to Europe via New York. Acting on the case SeCre- tgry Falrchild says: Without going into particulars the Department has to say that the Government IS not responsi- bls for any loss or injury occurring Co imported merchandise, including bag gage of passengers, which hss been caused by improper conduct on the part ot the custom officers, and besIdes, even if it were responsible. there Is no sP- propriation from which any claim for such loss or damage can be paid. Ii is suggested thRt it custom officers at Fl Psso did not use ordinary care and diligence in examination of your effects
 
 sonally responsible to you for damages.
 WLsHISGToS, April 4.-The following letter written under the instructions of the Interstate Commerce Commission. explains itself:
 c. c. Cheney, General Superintendent Canadian Express Compsny:-Your let ter of the lst inst, requesting a decision of the commission upon the question whether the Interstate Commerce law applies to express companies. has been laid before the commission and duly conndered. If any express company desires to be heard by the commission on the question you raise, an early op- portuni,y will be offered for the purpose, but until such hearing IS applied for, the commission will argue thsi the law does apply to such companies.
 Very respectfully,
 F. Nj. CooLgY, Chairman.
 CHICAGO, April 4.-Judge Grest sn, in the United States Circuit Court, to- day appointed Gen. John McNulta, Of Bloomington, IT,, tO be receiver of the Wabash rail sRy Ines east of the Mis- sissippi river, to succeed Judge Cooley, appointed on the interstate railway